Developed rapid prototypes at onset of multiple projects to illustrate the client’s request to ensure alignment between internal team and client’s expectations. The prototyping process allowed us to quickly test ideas for building the larger project to improve our efficiency and more effectively communicate the design to the team and the client. Translated client use cases into technical specifications to allow our internal programming team to effectively plan projects to meet and exceed client expectations. Our team received “excellent” ratings at each review and was the highest performing military contracting team within this division. Led a team of 5 developers and artists to scope, create and demo technology that utilized tools to leverage procedurally generated content. This approach allowed us to improve content creation efficiency and speed to market. Lead solo programmer on large Unity projects to design and code game systems from scratch. Technical lead responsible for guiding the structure of workflow, code structure and other systems within a game project, including onboarding new programmers and delegating tasks. Developed the user interface interactions and gameplay features in Unity with C# and designed the workflow for creating new dynamic narrative threads with player choice using a custom implementation of Yarn Spinner for Garrison Fox, a branching narrative management game that teaches players how to run a military base as a Garrison commander.Programmed for the virtual reality archaeology game JamestownVR for the Jamestown Rediscovery project using Unity C# and the Vive and Oculus Rift headsets.Collaborated closely with our 3D artist using Unity C# and animation tools to create a robot sim and scenario designer tools for MTRS, a simulator game that teaches soldiers how to operate a bomb diffusing robot.

Developed small projects centered around telling stories through interaction.Gained proficiencies in the following game engines:- Unity- Unreal Engine 3- Unreal Editor- Stencyl- Neverwinter Nights 2 Toolset- RPG Maker 2003 - RPG Maker VX Ace- Multimedia Fusion 2

Produced music independently. Released works below:- "Nothing More Than Spacejunk" Album - February 24, 2014- "Signs, Cosigns, Tangeancy" Album - August 01, 2013

As an iD Tech Camps instructor, I was in charge of supervising between 60 to 100 students on a daily basis as well as teach intensive week-long courses with eight students at a time. Each camp season lasts for eight weeks and I was on duty for all eight in the summer of 2012 and 2013. While working with iD Tech Camps I taught the following courses:- FPS Game Design with Unreal Engine- 3D Game Design with Neverwinter Nights 2 Toolset- Arcade & Platform Design with Multimedia Fusion 2- 2D Game Design with RPG Maker VX Ace

With The Indie Game Magazine I was responsible for producing the following:- Critiqued games in one thousand word reviews after completing press builds of unreleased games.- Participated in online staff meetings and grow the magazine as a community.- Fostered a community with readers, developers, and staff in the IGM forums.- Contacted and interviewed independent developers on their games to compose articles.- Reported four five-hundred word news articles a week.- Edited and published app reviews for the Mobile Division.

While writing for AppBlitz, I was responsible for the following:- Networking with developers to learn more about their product.- Produce two App reviews a week.Soon after I was employed at AppBlitz, the team was merged with The Indie Game Magazine and AppBlitz became The Indie Game Magazine: Mobile Division.